About
Concert pianist who also composed salon music under the pseudonym D Magnus.
Before Fame
He studied at the Brussels Conservatory and was given First Prize in 1843.
Trivia
He was the inspiration for an 1867 lithograph by Amédée de Noé.
Family Life
He was born in Brussels and died in Paris.
Associated With
His 1869 composition Rienzi, opéra de R. Wagner, Fantaisie-militaire, Op. 133, was a paraphrase on Rienzi by Richard Wagner.
